Lynne M. Balthazor v. Central Credit Services, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Lynne M. Balthazor v. Central Credit Services, Inc., 475 F. App'x 716 (11th Cir. 2012)

Lynne M. Balthazor v. Central Credit Services, Inc.

Opinion

PER CURIAM:

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the district court erred in dismissing Lynne Balthazor’s (“Balthazor”) claim brought under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”), 47 U.S.C. § 227, for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

We review a dismissal order based upon a lack of subject matter jurisdiction de novo. McElmurray v. Consol. Gov’t of Augusta-Richmond Cnty., 501 F.3d 1244, 1250 (11th Cir. 2007).

Because the appellees confess error in this case due to the fact that the United States Supreme Court in Mims v. Arrow Fin. Servs., LLC, — U.S. -, 132 S.Ct. 740, 181 L.Ed.2d 881 (2012), now provides that federal courts have concurrent federal question jurisdiction over private suits arising under the TCPA, we reverse the judgment of dismissal of Balthazor’s TCPA claim against Central Credit Services, Inc., and remand this ease for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

REVERSED and REMANDED.

Reference

Full Case Name
Lynne M. BALTHAZOR, on Behalf of Herself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Counter Defendant-Appellant, v. CENTRAL CREDIT SERVICES, INC., Security Credit Services, LLC, Defendants-Counter Claimants-Appellees
Status
Unpublished